US Patent Issued to Trice Medical on Feb. 17 for "Integrated endoscopic ligament release device with dual handles" (Pennsylvania Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,551,229, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Trice Medical Inc. (Malvern, Pa.).

"Integrated endoscopic ligament release device with dual handles" was invented by Alfred J. Intintoli (West Chester, Pa.) and Richard T. Briganti (Bala Cynwyd, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Surgical instruments and methods of minimally invasive surgery are provided. The device may include two proximal handles each sized for a surgeon's hand, the two handles in fixed relative positions, and a distal probe attached to the handles. The probe can include a distal cutting member and contain or receive an imaging device. The system can be used for cutting anato...